Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein said that "Almost 5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered thus far." According to Edelstein, 117,000 individuals were vaccinated over the past day, 84,000 receiving their second dose."
"We will defeat the virus because we have the best vaccination program anywhere - but the mutations have forced us to extend the lockdown for a little longer. I know this is not easy but we must do it," said Edelestein.
According to data released by the Ministry of Health, 3.165 million Israelis have received at least one dose of the vaccine.